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‘His name is Jayson Taylor’: Charles Barkley hilariously gets Celtics star Tatum’s name wrong as he praises the Boston guard, labeling him this season’s NBA MVP
- Charles Barkley’s hilarious moments continued on Tuesday’s Inside the NBA
- The panelist referred to Jayson Tatum as Jayson Taylor while praising the star.
- His co-panelists, including Shaquille O’Neal and Kenny Smith, were hysterical.
- Barkley was saying that the Boston Celtics star is the MVP so far
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Charles Barkley is often a source of entertainment and Tuesday night was no exception.
The former NBA MVP turned comedy genius analyst brought laughs in homes across the country and at Inside the NBA studios in Atlanta, GA. while he was talking about Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum.
Except it wasn’t at all.
“League MVP right now, no disrespect to Luka, AD (Anthony Davis), that guy in Boston right now, he kicks ass and takes names. His name is Jayson Taylor,” Barkley said.
Charles Barkley continued to draw laughs on Tuesday’s edition of Inside the NBA on TNT
Jayson Tatum has been in sensational form for the Eastern Conference leading the Boston Celtics
The former 76er, Sun and Rocket stuttered before correcting himself, much to the amusement of teammate Shaquille O’Neal, host Ernie Johnson and panelist Kenny Smith.
“That was a near perfect delivery right down to his name,” Johnson said to laughs from O’Neal and Smith.
Barkley, of course, wasn’t referring to former Dolphins defensive end Jason Taylor, and his mistake overshadowed his praise for Tatum, which is more than justified.
Tatum has 30.8 points, 8.3 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game while shooting 48 percent from the floor and has led the Celtics to a league-best 20-5 record.
Tatum is on his way to league MVP with 30.8 points, 8.3 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game
It was another eventful night on the treasured TNT telecast with O’Neal also playing the part of a prankster, jumping face-first into the Christmas tree on set as part of a dare.
Shockingly, that was the second time O’Neal had been familiar with the tree Tuesday night when Smith threw O’Neal into a Christmas tree during the halftime break of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ win over the red-hot Lakers. of the Angels.
The win moves the Cavs to 11-1 at home and their seventh straight win at The Land.
LeBron James suffered his third loss as an opposing player at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
The Lakers fell to 10-13 while the Cavs have an impressive 16-9 record.